Beechcraft C24R N2007C

Summary

On 19 August 1995 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft C24R registered N2007C was involved in an accident near Mineola, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 August 1995 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mineola, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Mineola Wisener (3F9)

Coordinates

32.6592, -95.4801

Aircraft

Beechcraft C24R

Registration

N2007C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Sulphur Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95LA354

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A COMMERCIAL PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AFTER ATTAINING AN ALTITUDE OF 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE 80 FOOT TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 3,197 FOOT RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD. NONE OF THE FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN WEIGH AND BALANCE LIMITS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT DID NOT CHECK THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ESTIMATED AT 3,200 FEET.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.